1. Holiday Rota
Ray is trying to sort out the holiday rota. You'd think it
would be easy, but not with this staff. Sandy is in the middle
of a crisis: she and boyfriend Terry have just been to the
hospital for her first scan, but there was one thing she'd
overlooked - she hadn't told Terry she was actually pregnant.
And now he's having serious doubts.
Meanwhile Martin is trying to pluck up the courage to tell
Christine his feelings for her. If only he could go on holiday
with her to Rhyl. And Bobby could be in big trouble: Pamela's
been doing wheelies with him all night. Her husband knows
she's been entertaining someone from the Bingo Hall, and he
wants to know who.
First broadcast: 15th Aug 2003
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2. Indecency
Ray will not tolerate his staff consorting with the punters
so he's determined to photograph Bobby at it with Pamela.
Unfortunately he photographs the wrong person, is accused
of indecency and has to ask the staff to be character witnesses
for him. If only someone actually liked him.
Martin decides to impress Christine by trying to look like
her favourite pop star and Sandy enlists Mary's help in practising
for a water birth. Mary's knows all about these things. Her
eldest, Bridie, had a water birth - on the log flume at Chessington
World of Adventures.
First broadcast: 22nd Aug 2003
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3. Stars In Their Eyes
Ray has to give the punters his "Tony Christie"
during the interval when the PA system breaks down. A talent
scout for Stars in Their Eyes hears him and offers him a spot.
Could this be Ray's chance to escape?
Meanwhile Bobby sets Martin up with a date in order to make
Christine jealous. Unfortunately, the date, Jean, turns out
to be in her early sixties, with a face like a prune. She
also thinks "I've got no knickers on" is an attractive
chat-up line.
First broadcast: 29th Aug 2003
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4. First Aid
An elderly punter dies while Ray is calling the numbers.
The other punters are upset, especially when he suggests a
halt in play while the body is removed. Ray is now worried
that the staff know nothing about first aid.
And he's even more worried when the local Mr Big brings his
dear old mum to Bingo and says if anything happens to her
Ray will be taking a ferry across the Mersey but only making
it half way before he's dropped off. Meanwhile, tragedy hits
Bobby - he can't get a woman to sleep with him and goes an
entire night without sex. Has he lost it? He goes into a serious
depression.
First broadcast: 5th Sep 2003
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5. Face Peel
Ray meets a contemporary from school who looks much younger
than him and so Ray decides to have a face peel with disastrous
results. Eventually he is unable to call the numbers, so Bobby
steps into the breach and becomes an overnight hit.
Meanwhile Sandy and Terry go and see an actual birth and
come back shell-shocked. The only births they'd ever seen
were on EastEnders and they were over in a matter of minutes!
Can Mary reassure them that all will be well?
First broadcast: 12th Sep 2003
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6. The Clairvoyant
Ray hires a clairvoyant to provide the interval entertainment
and she then predicts their futures. She tells Bobby his one
true love will return - and lo and behold he gets a phone
call from "the girl that got away", the girl who
left him when he was 17.
This clairvoyant knows what she's talking about. She also
tells Christine she will fall in love with another dog owner.
So Martin buys a dog.
Meanwhile, Sandy is also depressed. She and Terry haven't
made love for over five months because she's worried it might
upset baby - "I don't want Terry going near the baby
chute". Once Mary reassures her that making love is okay
when you're pregnant she and Terry are at it like rabbits.
First broadcast: 19th Sep 2003
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7. Christine's Birthday
Ray has applied for the Regional Manager's job. But the boss
of the Rio chain is very keen on family values and wants to
meet Ray and his wife. Can Ray find a wife? And can he possibly
ensure that it isn't Mary?
Meanwhile it is Christine's birthday. At her party she confesses
to Bobby that she's feeling sad and lonely and that life has
passed her by. Bobby tells her how Martin feels about her,
but she says she doesn't want Martin, she wants excitement.
So Bobby gives her some excitement in the gents, where Martin
discovers them.
First broadcast: 26th Sep 2003
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8. Charity
Ray is determined to get himself some good publicity as a charitable
do-gooder. He therefore makes out that Mary is ill and then
raises funds to send her to Lourdes so she can come back cured.
Unfortunately, she comes back with a criminal record.
Martin is still smarting over Christine and Bobby. And now
Christine thinks she might be pregnant. Will Bobby stand by
her? Or will Martin? Relationships are at breaking point.
And then something else breaks - Sandy's waters.
First broadcast: 3rd Oct 2003
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